Canberra lawyers have won the right to serve legally binding court documents by posting them on defendants' Facebook sites.

*big brother...As fast as DSL* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Lawyers for the Central Intelligence Agency faced pointed questions in a federal court hearing Monday morning about the agency's efforts to block disclosure of long-secret records about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (Back and to the left...) picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Lawyers and judges are to break with centuries-old tradition and cease wearing horse-hair wigs of white fake curls in non-criminal cases. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The uber idea they claim Pepsi stole from them? Selling purified bottled water. No sh*t. One billion dollars.

For their part, Pepsi (who's lawyers never showed up for the trial) claims the statute of limitations should preclude the lawsuit. But also that they weren't aware of the lawsuit until after the ruling.

I'd LOVE to see the board meeting where they talk about this one! picked by Moe 1 week ago

Nevada's system of electing judges means the decision-makers have to ask for campaign funds, often from the very lawyers who try cases in front of them. They say it's not an ethical dilemma for them, but is it? The FBI has an audiotape in which a prominent local attorney speaks candidly about how he uses campaign dollars.
*Justice for sale in Las Vegas too? picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

"This whole court room is out of order!" picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Malpractice suits with outrageous rewards and huge rates for malpractice insurance cost Americans $200 billion annually in health-care costs. Serious tort reform could help 300 million Americans. Democratic controlled congress has resisted such reforms. Trial lawyers rank among the largest contributors to Democrats but that is just a coincidence right? picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

A State Supreme Court justice threw out the rape indictment against City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher this morning, finding that prosecutors had unfairly prejudiced members of the grand jury when presenting the case against him, a lawyer for Mr. Gallagher said. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Manitoba Bar Association pulled out of inquiry because it lacked funds to hire a lawyer. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

Avon Schools: Progress yes. Eminent domain no.


That's the slogan used by Avon Citizens for Change. The group has registered as a political action committee with the Lorain County Board of Elections and started a legal defense fund to help Mary Jane Wolfe in her fight to keep her property. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Lawer hopes to earn more by helping people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. picked by jiggsy 3 years ago

His lawyers argue that dental journals discuss the need to massage the pectoral muscles to treat a common jaw problem, TMJ. No thanks, I'll just massage my own. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

An administrator of criminal case appeals in Louisiana committed suicide. According to his suicide note he killed himself because of guilt that, for 13 years, he had complied with a judge's order to deny, sight-unseen, all appeals filed by defendants who were acting without lawyers. In Louisiana, about 90 percent of appellants cannot afford a lawyer, and so he had denied 2,400 appeals, without the... read full post picked by VictorDoppelt 12 months ago

If ObamaCare is needed to reform the medical industry, perhaps a reform of the legal industry is needed as well. Physician committees can decide whether lawyers are necessary in any given situation. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Scientists give us advances like computers. Lawyers sue scientists on behalf of people who can't operate computers. Here we see seven of the worst offenses of law against science.

From Cracked. picked by hypnotode 11 months ago

A Muslim woman was accused of listening to an MP3 music player under her hijab while on jury duty. British lawyers don't really care.

I just wonder how they knew it was the same woman every day? picked by icepigs 2 years ago

Not that anybody really cares which company ends up with all the cookies, but today's layoffs at Lexis Nexus may lead to Westlaw picking up the slack, and the future income. picked by jwrichards 2 years ago

Well not quite, but a new law makes displaying a photograph of yourself flashing a gang sign punishable by 5 years in prison. Lawyers are fighting this as unconstitutional. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

For reasons that can only be plumbed by a team of intellectual property lawyers and psychiatrists, Jobs and his company are pathologically hostile to anyone daring to publish stories about forthcoming products. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

It's a strange way to prove murder - but lawyers are after a 1.7m (5ft 8in) woman to stick her head down a toilet for that very reason. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago